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Milk.—977 samples of ordinary milk were taken during the year.
The Analysts have graded the samples submitted to them into four
groups:—Good. quality, in which the fat was over 3.8 per cent.; fair
quality, in which the fat was between 3.3 and 3.8 per cent.; and poor
or inferior quality, in which the fat was between 3 per cent, (the official
standard) and 3.3 per cent., or in which the non-fatty solids were between
8.5 and 8.6 (if the fat was also below 3.8). Adulterated are those below
the official standard of 3 per cent, for fat and 8.5 for solids not fat.
District.
Total.
Good Quality.
Fair Quality.
Poor Quality.
Adulterated.
No.
Per cent.
No.
Percent.
No.
Percent.
No.
Per cent.
South 434 168 38.7 197 45.3 59 13.5 10 2.3
North 543 281 51 7 165 303 72 13.2 25 4.6
1920 977 419 45.9 362 370 131 13.4 35 3.5
1919 1,073 375 34.9 428 39.8 201 18.7 69 6.4
1918 919 320 34.8 302 32.8 194 21.2 103 11.2
1917 920 329 3.57 304 330 162 17.6 125 13.6
1916 919 235 25.5 360 39.1 221 22.8 103 11.2
1915 937 303 32.3 327 34.8 225 24.0 82 8.70
1914 894 250 27.9 364 40.7 217 24.2 63 7.04
1913 910 255 28.0 313 37.6 233 25.6 79 8.60
1912 873 251 28.7 297 34.0 252 28.8 73 8.30
1911 911 305 33.3 311 34.1 218 23.9 77 8.40
1910 947 332 35.0 328 34.6 179 18.9 108 11.40
Last year I reported a marked improvement as regards actual adulteration,
and this year there is again a very low percentage of adulteration.
So far as the quality of the milk is shown by chemical analysis there
has never been so high a percentage of "good quality" milk, but
there is much room for improvement as regards its cleanliness and
keeping properties.
Provision was made in the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act of 1915
for securing a more adequate supervision of the conditions under which
milk is produced, handled and distributed, but that Act has not yet been
brought into operation and is now to be amended in certain respects,
especially as regards an extension of the system of classification of milk.
Sunday Samples.—20 of the samples of milk were taken on Sundays
during the year, all of which were reported genuine.
Samples talcen in course of Delivery—
(а) At Railway Stations.—2 samples of milk were taken on arrival
at Charing Cross Station. One was reported of fair quality and 1 poor.
(б) On Delivery at Shops, &e.—16 samples of milk were taken as it
was being delivered by wholesale firms to retail customers, including